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Will FT buy The Information?
The Nikkei-owned, UK-based Financial Times is believed to be negotiating to acquire or invest in The Information, the…
Future buys back cycling brands
Magazines. Future Plc is re-acquiring from Immediate Media two professional road cycling magazines, the digital-only CyclingNews and the print…
Daily Mail buys RollerCoaster parenting site
B2C Digital. DMG Media Ireland (part of the UK’s Daily Mail Group), has acquired RollerCoaster.ie, a leading website about…
Gray buys TV stations in NY and Minnesota
Broadcast. Gray Television is moving into new markets in New York and Minnesota via a purchase of United Communications TV…
Investors complete D&B acquisition
B2B information. The previously-announced $6.9bn sale of Dun & Bradstreet to an investor group led by CC Capital Partners, LLC, Cannae Holdings,…
Nielsen buys Sorensen US TV data
B2B information. Data analytics company Nielsen is the winning bidder for the assets of bankrupt television data provider Sorenson…
Live Nation buys majority in Spanish events
Consumer events. Live Nation has acquired a majority stake in leading Spanish promoter Planet Events. Spanish media conglomerate Grupo…
Bauer buys UK regional radio stations
Radio. Bauer Media is acquiring the Wireless Group’s local radio stations in England and Wales, which claim a weekly…
Digitalbox acquires Mashed Productions
B2C Digital. Entertainment Daily owner Digitalbox, of the UK, has acquired Mashed Productions, the parent company of Daily Mash,…
JBMC Media buys Alabama free mag
Magazines. Alabama publishing veteran Matthew Allen has acquired the Birmingham Fun and Family Magazine from Jay Carr, who owned…